Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

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1999
1h 31m
6.9(65 votes)
Documentary

Overview

A portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Mr. Leuchter was an engineer who became an expert on execution devices and was later hired by holocaust revisionist historian Ernst Zundel to "prove" that there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz. Leuchter published a controversial report confirming Zundel's position, which ultimately ruined his own career. Most of the footage is of Leuchter, working in and around execution facilities or chipping away at the walls of Auschwitz, but Morris also interviews various historians, associates, and neighbors.

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Production Companies

Independent Film Channel
Scout Productions
Channel 4 Television

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

14 members
Acting

Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

Self

Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
Acting

Robert Jan van Pelt

Self

Robert Jan van Pelt
Acting

David Irving

Self

David Irving
Acting

Caroline Leuchter

Self (voice)

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Acting

James Roth

Self

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Acting

Shelly Shapiro

Self

Shelly Shapiro
Acting

Suzanne Tabasky

Self

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Acting

Ernst Zündel

Self

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Acting

David Collins

Re-enactment cast

David Collins
Acting

Daniel Polsby

Re-enactment cast

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Acting

Jeff Brown

Re-enactment cast

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Acting

Robert Duerr

Re-enactment cast

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Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler
Directing

Errol Morris

Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

Errol Morris

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